Kids Menu Items as an adult

[sherlockmiles]

Can I order from the Kids menu if I am an adult?
Looking for the smaller portions they offer.
Thank you.

 

[JZCubed]

Can I order from the Kids menu if I am an adult?
Looking for the smaller portions they offer.
Thank you.

Yes.

But be advised, if the meal is prix fixe (a set price), no matter how little you eat, you will be charged the adult price.

 

[sherlockmiles]

Yes.

But be advised, if the meal is prix fixe (a set price), no matter how little you eat, you will be charged the adult price.

Thank you - good reminder about prix fixe.
Much appreciated.

 

[Pumbaa_]

This is also always subject to the restaurant. Apps are another great way to have a smaller portion of good food. Enjoy!

 

[Wiltony]

We have done this many, many times, and have received mixed results. It really does depend on the restaurant (and even the server). I would say we had no problems about 60% of the time. The rest of the times there was some sort of issue or restriction. Also, when some sort of restriction was made, it usually related to the kids drink, and the age cutoff was strictly 10 years old. See the list below:

Occasional issues encountered when attempting to order off the kids menu for guests over 9 years old at WDW TS restaurants (these are individual issues, not simultaneous ones):

• A kids drink is not included
• A single kids drink is included, but no refills
• A kids drink is included, but refills are limited to soda (no juice/milk)
• Only one (out of 2) sides are included, AND no drink whatsoever included

Below is a copy/paste of a write-up I made about this very issue. This was on an 8-day trip we made to WDW for my family of 7 back in May 2021.

"At a variety of table service restaurants we found incredibly inconsistent application of their rules around kids meals for kids older than 9, and even then, inconsistent rules around what kids drinks were refillable vs not. We learned that we needed to ask what their rules were each time we visited a new restaurant. Most TS restaurants would let anyone (even adults!) order a kids meal with no hesitation, adjustments, and all drinks (including juice and milk) were all refillable. One restaurant would let anyone order the meal, but were inconsistent on what drinks were allowed to be refilled (we think they landed on no milk/juice for anyone, and no refills for anyone over 9, but at least you got your "1st" drink). Yet one more TS restaurant (the Plaza at MK) had the most restrictive policy that we experienced, and have never seen the likes of which before. They said that anyone over 9 who wanted a kids meal could order one, but no drink whatsoever was included (let alone refills) and instead of "choose two sides," you could only choose one. This particular restaurant was on our last day, and was going to be our "end-of-trip, get-what-you-want, desserts/milkshakes, anything goes, celebration dinner," but when they started off the dinner with being incredibly miserly by telling my daughter that she couldn't get that $0.30 package of grapes as her second side because she was 11 instead of 9, we changed course real fast. Everyone had water, we ordered no desserts or alcohol, and our final bill was less than if we had just done QS. I budgeted like $300 for this meal (it wasn't a signature restaurant or anything, so that's pretty generous for the Plaza), and we ended up spending around $85 including tax and tip for 7 people. I've never spent so little at a TS restaurant, but since they want to penny pinch, we can play that game too. All our other places who didn't hassle us got dessert orders, alcohol orders, appetizers, larger tips, etc. What's the saying? Cut off your nose to spite your face? Can't see the forest for the trees? Whatever applies here, but after an 8-day trip for 7 people to disney world and all thousands of dollars of merchandise, tickets, and food, them hassling us over a "second side" just seemed so petty to us, making us feel like we needed to respond in kind. "

 

[Aela]

I did it last time at multiple places and had no issues. Also we split dinners a lot

 

[CanucksRock]

September/October 14 day trip did this multiple times with no issues. We also split meals on occasion. I can’t comment on the drink thing as I never ordered one. Always got the 2 sides though if that was included.

 

[Pumbaa_]

As said many times over the years the policy will differ based on restaurant and their management.

 

[loves to dive]

100% yes you can do it at QS. As others have said, it is sort of up to the restaurant on TS. I'm not a big meal eater so I usually order apps and more times than not, share a dessert with my son. There are a lot of places that have pretty large apps so at times I can't even finish those. Chefs de France comes to mind, I once ordered Mac & Cheese and French Onion Soup. I had the soup as an app and the Mac & Cheese as the meal. In all fairness, they did warn me both were big but I wanted both. I didn't finish either but I was o.k. with that since it wasn't about money just what I wanted. I've done kids meal at TS maybe once but that's just because I don't usually like what's on the kids meal menu at TS restaurants. I have adult tastes on a kids stomach. It never hurts to ask.

 

[Simba's Mom]

One of the advantages of QS is no one knows I'm a solo adult ordering a child's meal until I get there. I order child's meals regularly, just wish there were more kids' meals without chicken fingers and peanut butter/jelly.
I've never tried ordering kids portions at TS, but often do appetizers.

 

[Pumbaa_]

Flame tree always had decent kids meals. Mom always enjoyed when we chose there. Plus sitting down by the water was always lovely